The delivery app currently used by the cafeteria was feature-rich, with smooth page transitions, and students who have used it all said it’s great. If possible, she’d like to hire them to develop an app for her again.

Xu Changle replied: [Of course. If you really want to do it, we can divide the Mountain and Sea Little Cafeteria into two apps: an on-campus version and an off-campus version. People on campus can use the on-campus version, and people off campus can use the off-campus version, without interfering with each other.]

After reading his description, Luo Huai’an found it very feasible and asked the question that concerned her the most: [How much will it cost?]

Xu Changle smiled as he looked at the screen, discussed it with his roommates for a moment, and then replied: [We don’t accept money, we only accept gifts. Just exchange the fee for an equivalent amount of dragon beard candy and salted egg yolk pastries.]

These two kinds of pastries were very difficult to buy due to limited production and purchase restrictions. They haven’t even had a few bites of them yet. It was like having money but not being able to buy them; there is a price but the item’s not in the market.

Luo Huai’an was quite pleased to hear this; it was a wonderful suggestion. By paying people she hired with products she herself made, she was essentially making money!

This was a win-win situation.

After discussing it, Luo Huai’an and Xu Changle finalized the price.

In the afternoon, Xu Changle brought his dormitory members to the Eight Cafeteria to discuss the specific functions of the off-campus version of the Mountains and Seas Little Cafeteria app with Luo Huai’an.

Luo Huai’an felt that the Mountains and Seas Little Cafeteria app she was currently using was already better than she had imagined, so she simply said, “I want an app that is similar to the one we have now.”

“If that’s the case, then we hardly need to modify the source code or UI, which makes it even simpler.” Xu Changle nodded. “Now, a more important question is, what do you want to define as the delivery range?”

Xu Changle noticed that there weren’t many people in the Eight Cafeteria, and only the first floor of the four-story building was open so far. So he suggested to Luo Huai’an, “The university is located in the city center. Why not first expand the delivery service to the university town here in the city center and then gradually open it up later?”

To everyone’s surprise, Luo Huai’an disagreed and instead asked, “If delivery workers could reach speeds of 3 or 400 kilometers per hour, how much could the coverage area be increased to?”

Xu Changle: “???”

Xu Changle said incredulously, “Even sports cars would have a hard time reaching that speed. And there are speed limits in the city; the maximum speed can’t exceed 80 mph. You’re saying that your delivery drivers are about four times faster? How could delivery drivers be that fast? Are your delivery drivers birds?”

Luo Huai’an didn’t intend to tell him the truth, so she gave a vague answer, “I just suddenly had this idea. Can you help me calculate it?”

Xu Changle didn’t quite understand Luo Huai’an’s thought process, thinking she was testing him. Since the client was king, he could only start asking Luo Huai’an for data, “What’s the highest average food preparation speed can you achieve? How many employees do you have…”

Luo Huai’an told Xu Changle the data one by one, “There are currently 30 such employees…”

Xu Changle did some mental calculations for a while, and then said in surprise, “If the delivery time is set within one hour, then the coverage of the food delivery service can reach the entire Fuyuan District.”

Fuyuan District was the most central and affluent district in Jiangcheng City, and Aero U was located in the heart of Fuyuan District.

“Then please expand the coverage to the entire Fuyuan District,” Luo Huai’an added, trying to avoid arousing Xu Changle’s suspicion. “And please make the delivery time more flexible.”

Xu Changle didn’t understand why Luo Huai’an wanted to launch a district-wide food delivery service, so he joked, “There are no delivery services like you’re talking about in this world—unless they’re birds. If you’re going to deliver food slowly, you might as well shrink the coverage area.”

Luo Huai’an gave a vague answer, “I am an idealistic boss and I don’t want to shrink the coverage area. When there are more people in the future, I want to open a delivery service for the entire city.”

Xu Changle’s eyes widened, moved by Luo Huai’an’s ideal, and he had no choice but to compromise, “Alright then, I’ll set the scope to Fuyuan District.”

After Xu Changle left, Luo Huai’an went to the kitchen and looked at her bluebird employees with satisfaction.

Ordinary birds could generally reach speeds of 3 to 400 kilometers per hour, but these bluebirds were all powerful supernatural beasts, and their speeds were far greater than that; at least ten times faster.

… …

Because there weren’t many functional changes, the development of the new app went even faster than the last one.

Two days later, the off-campus delivery app for the Eighth Cafeteria was officially launched!

Mythical Beast Cafeteria translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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